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2004 US/ICOMOS International Interns Left to Right: Andree Suplee (USA), Shannon Brown (USA), Noelle McManus (Ireland), Tahani Al-Salhi (Jordan), Victoria Valletta (Malta), Brian Blankespoor (USA), Avni Rouse (Barbados), Luis Pieraldi (Puerto Rico), Cameron Hartnell (Australia), Zsolt Szenassi (Romania), Grace Zhang (China), Sylvia Arroyo (Panama), Catherine Kahl (USA), Sylvia Augustina (Indonesia), Donika Georgieva (Bulgaria), Ayako Sato (Japan), Caitlin O'Connor (USA), Michael Albert (USA), Shweta Vardia (India), Jenna Snow (USA), Joymore Matiskure (Zimbabwe), Caleb Billmeier (USA), and Fatima Al-Nammari (Jordan). |
Final Program and Reception In late August, the US/ICOMOS International summer interns returned to Washington, DC to meet the incoming fall interns and to attend the annual International Intern Program reception. The program began with a "meet'n'greet" continental breakfast held at the Carlyle Suites Hotel in Dupont Circle, the host hotel for the International Intern Program. The interns then visited the US/ICOMOS offices in the National Building Museum, where the summer interns assembled their presentations and the fall interns took care of some last minute business. The interns also visited the General Service Administration's Office of Chief Architect, Center for Historic Buildings. There, Bayard Whitmore gave an eloquent illustrated presentation on the vast inventory of historic buildings held by the Federal government and the GSA's work in historic preservation and restoration. This tour was followed by lunch on the Sky Terrace of the Hotel Washington, overlooking the South Lawn of the White House. The program concluded with a reception in honor of the 2004 class of US/ICOMOS International Interns held in the Pension Commissioner's Suite of the National Building Museum. |
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US/ICOMOS is always seeking ways to expand the reach of the International Intern Program. Currently, we are working to develop a series of exchanges with Russia (see US-Russia Volunteer Initiative) and with the Caribbean region. US/ICOMOS International internships are funded by a variety sources. Each of the host organizations in the U.S. contribute funds that cover a substantial portion of the costs for interns from overseas. Grants from private foundations and individual donors support the internships for U.S. preservationists traveling overseas, with additional support from some of the overseas host organizations. The 2004 overseas internships were supported by the Dorothy-Ann Foundation, Marpat Foundation, Keepers Fund for Historic Preservation, Samuel H. Kress Foundation, Trust for Mutual Understanding, and contributions from numerous individuals. |
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